Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem

Our Father in Heaven,
We Come before You in Humility
For we know That You Are the One True Shepherd,
And that we stray all the time!
Create in me a clean heart, Oh Lord
And renew a right spirit within me
Cast me not from Thy Presence
And do not take Thy Holy Spirit from me.

Let all that has been Concealed
 Be Revealed.

  Father, We Pray For The Peace Of Jerusalem,
 According To Your Will and Promise.
 We Pray That You Will Forgive The Sins of Our Own Nation,
 and Lead us all to Godly Repentance
 Create in Us Clean Hearts, Oh LORD,
 and Renew a Right Spirit Within Us.

  This we Pray Together,
 As We Await Your Messiah,
 Blessed Be He,
 To Set Up His Kingdom,
 And Make All Things Right.

For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open. (Mark 4:22)

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem

The Scriptures in Handel's Messiah

Haggai 2:6-7

6 For thus saith the Lord of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;

7 And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of hosts.

Holy Bible, The King James Version

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I have to make myself (and Tippy) scarce today, as my house is being fumigated. Living in the woods may be bucolic and peaceful, but it comes with unwanted "visitors" sometimes. It's been a weird Autumn, with high temperatures in the 70s and late leaves falling all at once, so there's a lot of wet, clumpy leaves all over the place...and hence, we have ticks! Eyew, I HATE them so! Ticks are proof that Nature Fell along with Adam, and groans in anticipation of Redemption.

Let's talk about the next piece in Handel's Messiah. Much Better subject matter!

The Librettist, Mr. Jennens, is said to have belonged to a sect of Christianity that was at odds with the Establishment because they took the Bible literally (Imagine THAT!). He recognized many Old Testament Passages that pointed to the Birth of Christ. The entire first Act of Handel's Messiah sings these Passages leading up to The Nativity. Some Choirs do ACT ONE of Handel's Messiah as a Christmas Celebration, but always put the BIG NUMBER in Act Two for their finale. That's the Hallelujah Chorus, of course.

This Piece of Music is over 285 years old. The Lyrics, of course, are thousands of years old, as they come from the Scriptures. You may add that the English version of the Lyrics dates back to 1611 (Shakespearean Times) as they are taken from The King James Version of the Bible. One wonders if the music we listen to Today will endure like that. Somehow I don't imagine that Interstellar Explorers will be listening to Taylor Swift as they assume Warp Speed on their way to Proxima Centauri.

They might, perhaps, listen to Handel's Messiah though.

The Oratorio is divided into three Acts:

Act 1 concerns the Old Testament Prophecies and the Birth of Christ.
Act 2 is His Death and Resurrection, and
Act 3 is His Coming Glory and Future Reign.

Handel revised and "upgraded" his Oratorio "Messiah" a number of times. I have several recordings of it, and they vary wildly in Tempo, Orchestration, even the assigned voices for the different parts. However, the "Lyrics" remain the same. The power of the Word is not diminished by the Musical Arrangement.

In this section, a thundering Bass sings the words of two "Minor" Prophets, Haggai and Malachi. "Thus saith The LORD" The only reason these men are called "Minor" Prophets is because their Books are considerably shorter than the "Major" Prophets (Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel). Musically speaking, "Minor" keys and chords sound sad, exotic, mysterious, or even mystical. Most of the messages of the "Minor" Prophets also fit that description, even though it may be just a coincidence in our language!

Both Haggai and Malachi speak of a shaking of the foundations, of an awakening from our slumber of convenience, and a challenge to our religious complacency.

Not such "minor" pronouncements after all!

Come and Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open. (Mark 4:22)

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

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Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem